The whale's tale and the otter's side of the story : a book to read from front to back and back to front / by Kate Messner & [illustrated by] Brian Biggs.
"A boastful whale and a showboating otter compete in a battle of words to prove that each is the greatest animal ever to swim the seas. Read one way, the first-person text brags about whales' superiority; read the other way, it extols how much better otters are. Using true information about the two marine species to make both arguments...[this book illustrates] how the same words can be used to express contradictory opinions when speakers have a one-sided view of the world"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063372627
- ISBN: 0063372622
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2026]
- Copyright: ©2026
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 4-8. Clarion Books.Grades K-1. Clarion Books.
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- 22 of 52 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 6 current holds with 52 total copies.
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"A boastful whale and a showboating otter compete in a battle of words to prove that each is the greatest animal ever to swim the seas. Read one way, the first-person text brags about whales' superiority; read the other way, it extols how much better otters are. Using true information about the two marine species to make both arguments...[this book illustrates] how the same words can be used to express contradictory opinions when speakers have a one-sided view of the world"--
